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Vodafone signs deal for power from three new UK solar farms
18/5/2022
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Vodafone has signed a 10-year agreement with Centrica and Mytilineos’ Renewables and Storage Development business unit for power generated from three new solar farms in the UK.
When fully operational, the three solar farms in Lincolnshire, Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire, are expected to supply more than 100 GWh/y of renewable electricity, enough to power a town of almost 30,000 households for a year. They will also save around 25,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of taking 14,860 cars off the road each year.
Approximately 55 GWh of green electricity will be dedicated to Vodafone UK, with the remainder being sold to balancing and merchant power markets through Centrica’s Energy Marketing and Trading business. Energy generation is expected to begin by the end of this year.
This is Vodafone’s second such agreement, and follows the development of two onshore wind farms in Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire, which together supply 75 GWh/y of renewable electricity. Combined, these assets will provide more than 20% of Vodafone UK’s annual energy requirement.
Vodafone is targeting net zero emissions at its UK operations by 2027.
